Add Alternate Sections JSP-12-03A

1.0 Description. This contract requires bidders to bid on additional contract work that will be considered for award. The award of this project does not guarantee work for all add alternate sections.

Routes / Proposal Section Description
XX / Base
XX / Add Alternate A
XX / Add Alternate B

Note: See plans for a breakdown of all quantities for each add alternate section.

2.0 Consideration of Bids. The contractor shall submit a bid for each add alternate section. The Commission reserves the right to award, to the lowest responsible bidder, the combination of base plus add alternate sections that will allow the most work to be completed within the Commission’s budget of $(Insert Program Dollar Amount). If the Commission chooses to exercise this right, the award of add alternate sections will be selected in accordance with the following priorities:

1.  Base + Add Alt A + Add Alt B

2.  Base + Add Alt A

3.  Base

2.1 The Commission reserves the right to award the combination of highest priority add alternate sections over the Commission’s budget as long as the low bidder does not change and the award of the combination of highest priority alternate sections does not exceed more than ten percent or $250,000 of the Commission’s budget, whichever is less.

2.2 The Commission’s budget is the basis for award of add alternates but not the basis for award of the base section. The base section of the contract will be awarded or rejected in accordance with Sec 100.

2.3 The awarded bidder will be notified, on MoDOT’s website, of the Commission’s selection of the combination of add alternate sections to be awarded the day of the Commission meeting.

3.0 Bid Bond Requirements. The contractor shall be required to obtain a bid bond for 5% of the total bid amount for the base bid and all add alternates. This bid bond will be considered applicable to the proposed work for any option.

4.0 DBE Goal. The DBE contract goal percentage applies to all work awarded. The bidder shall meet the DBE Goal in the base section and any add alternates awarded. The award of any add alternates will be determined by the Commission budget as described in Section 2.0.

4.1 The contractor may elect to complete the electronic form to be submitted with their bid but should not rely on the color of the DBE Goal folder to determine if the goal is met.

5.0 Basis of Payment. The accepted quantities of the chosen combination of base plus add alternate sections will be paid for by the contract unit bid price for item numbers found within the schedule of items for each section.